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chaff [tʃæ:f, Brit also tʃɑ:f] N no pl

chaff

pleva f

chaff

pleve f pl

to separate the wheat from the chaff

ločiti zrnje od plev

Usage examples with chaff

to separate the wheat from the chaff

ločiti zrnje od plev

an old bird is not caught with chaff prov

stari lisjak se ne ujame na limanice preg

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An advantage of this system was that it would be unaffected by the target aircraft using radar countermeasures such as chaff. en.wikipedia.org

On threshing, the chaff breaks up, releasing the grains. en.wikipedia.org

Streamlined fairings on the trailing edges of the wings that could house large quantities of defensive chaff/flares were also new additions. en.wikipedia.org

Modern chaff is usually aluminum coated glass fibers of various lengths. en.wikipedia.org

Seeds dull, grey brown angular, reniform, to 2.5mm long; chaff similar, smaller. en.wikipedia.org

These bracts form the chaff removed from cereal grain during threshing and winnowing. en.wikipedia.org

It was subsequently established that such filaments had an alternative use as chaff for radar decoy purposes. en.wikipedia.org

The flare and chaff dispensers were moved, and the ram air intake was lengthened at the fin's base. en.wikipedia.org

Western radio frequencies were jammed and chaff was released to confuse radar operators. en.wikipedia.org

A chaff device misfired, streaming chaff instead of launching it away from the ship. en.wikipedia.org

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